Medal Friday
Sweden/Finland semifinal gets going in about an hour or so and we missed an even bigger betting spot on Finland/Russia. We haven’t been playing many sides in the tournament however because these totals have been improbably low. Likely the last play today, Sweden/Finland OVER 4.5 +119. Big day again in Canada, the women took both Curling and Hockey gold medals in straightforward & dramatic fashion respectively yesterday, and today it’s Men’s curling gold at 830 and USA/Canada in the other hockey semi at noon. I’m trying to find a bar that is showing curling live this morning.
Wednesday Hockey
3-0 yesterday, we’ll ride the hot streak today with:
Czech v USA Over 5.5 (+115)
USA -1.5 @ -120 (part of this coming from hedge from our Czech 10-to-1 Gold medal bet).
Also slightly tilted I missed an alternate over bet, 3.5 @ +165 Swiss v Lativa (they weren’t going to be 1-0 games forever, the 5.5 over was at +365!) and of course, Lou’s hot streak in curling. The guy is a stone savant.
Tuesday
I also have the Over in the Czech/Slovakia game (5.5 at +180 and 4.5 at EVEN).
Also taking FC Barcelona today at +125 vs Man City.
And now, here’s your Norwegian Curling Pants recap:
http://www.bloguin.com/theapparty/2014-articles/january/the-norwegian-curling-pants.html
Olympics Update
Winner this morning with our Curling play as Russia beat Germany 8-7. Sadly the curling tournament is coming to an end right as we’e cracked these totals. Total for those following me this Olympics is 4-1 +3.69. One hockey play tomorrow and that’s the Czechoslovakia OVER 4.5 +105. Maybe I’m using too much NHL knowledge in these overs, but it seems like 5 would be a more appropriate line. Related, we probably missed a play on US/Slovenia UNDER 6.5.
More Curling
Germany Russia OVER 12.5 -130. Czech Swiss over was a loser the other day. The string of 1-0 games by the Swiss will obviously end soon but Jonas Hiller is en fuego at the moment. He won a Stanley cup for the Ducks a few years back on this sort of form. We should find out the remaining hockey matchups tomorrow.
NCAAM
Mixed bag yesterday. Only 2 games today. I really like the Northwestern game, Minnesota seems to me a sneaky bad 16 win team. Good luck.
Minnesota @ Northwestern +4 -110 @ 26
Georgetown @ St Johns -4.5 -102 @ 14
MTD : -76.33
YTD : -118.40
NCAAM
Struggles for us in NCAAM continue. Last night was semi-brutal. We had Brown @ +3.5 and the score was Princeton 65 Brown 64 with 4 seconds to go. First, the obvious…Pat, what the Hell are you doing betting on Ivy League basketball. OK, that’s out of the way. Second, the only way we lose in this scenario is exactly how things play out, with everything hinging on Princeton being smart enough to foul Brown instead of letting them chuck up a desperation 3. Nauseating. You haven’t reached levels of pathetic gambling degeneracy until you are watching the live ticker on an Ivy League basketball game because the game is so obscure there isnt even an illegal internet feed.
Mississippi St +11 -102 @ Auburn @ 13
***UPDATE***
More picks. I’m more due than a chick 10 months pregnant. All bets @ 16.
Florida Atl @ Texas San Antonio +4.5 -109
Indiana @ Purdue -1 -110
UNLV +4.5 -110 @ Utah St
MTD : -87.86
YTD : -129.93
***UPDATE TWO***
Having a good stretch. These will be my last few picks for the day. See if the good times keep rollin’. Bets @ 15.
Rice +19.5 +101 @ La Tech
FSU @ Wake Forest +1.5 -102
Morehead St @ Tennessee Tech +1.5 -106
TJ Oshie
I’ve never seen a guy take 6 straight penalty shots before. He was so composed; almost stuff you see on the pond (because he was so slow and deliberate) not in actual NHL-sytle shootouts. For Russia, that Datsyuk guy….he’s pretty good. The USA now (4-to-1) are serious Gold medal favorites, IMO.
Bets today:
Olympic Hockey:
Czech/Swiss Over 4.5 (-120). We hit our benchmark, and as good as the Swiss have played defensively in this tournament, I actually think they’ll be able to open up their offensive game vs the defense-less Czechs. It’s a pretty big game for both teams. Someone wins 3-2 here.
UFC (in Brazil):
Saturday Hockey
Curling bet the other day was a winner, though the US lost to Russia yesterday morning in the equivalent of blowing a 2-run save in the 9th. Admittedly it was very close as after the last shot by the US, everyone stared at the ice for 30 seconds or so like old people in an Omaha game before determining that Russia won. 3-0 +2.31 for Olympics so far. Perfect record on the line at noon: Czech/Swiss OVER 4.5 -122. Switzerland’s first two games have finished 1-0, hence the line. I’m scared off enough to go 1/2 unit here.
China/Canada tomorrow at 10 Eastern in a Curling Medal preview for those looking for something to watch next to Arsenal-Liverpool.
NCAAM
Another mixed bag of results for NCAAM last night. Seton Hall covering by .5 point kept the night from sliding completely out of control. Light schedule as per ush on Friday. Only like one game this evening which I’ll put a little added mustard on. Good luck out there.
Princeton @ Brown +3.5 -102 @ 22
MTD : -65.86
YTD : -107.93
